Several knives recovered in Rancho Cordova triple slaying

Weapons being tested, deputies say

Investigators have recovered several knives they believe may have been used in this week's slaying of a mother and her two young children inside their Sacramento-area duplex.

Sacramento County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Ramos says 23-year-old Alina Bukhantsov and her toddlers died of "sharp-force trauma." He says the knives found at the scene are being tested to make sure they are the murder weapons.

A 6-month-old baby was found unharmed Tuesday after Denis Bukhantsov returned to his home in the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova and discovered his wife and other children dead.

His younger brother, 19-year-old Grigoriy Bukhantsov, has been arrested and made his first court appearance Friday.

John Perkins, a supervisory public defender, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

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